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#2 Radha Yadav, 43 & 4/20 (Baroda vs Karnataka)
Barodian all-rounder, Radha Yadav made her international debut at the tender age of 17 years. Starting her journey from Mumbai's slums to representing the nation at the highest level, Radha has sacrificed a lot in her life. She is the first woman player from Gujarat to play for India. The story of the struggle of the left-arm spinner is not less than an inspiration to many girls who see cricket as their way of life.
Captaining Baroda this year, Radha Yadav has experienced some good as well as the bad days in the business. But her emergence as a responsible player in the domestic as well as the international circuit has filled her with immense confidence to face any battle on her own.
About the performance
Baroda was almost but out of the tournament, if it wasn't about this game against Karnataka. Here, Baroda was left with only one option to stay afloat in the tournament, 'to register a win over Karnataka or go home empty-handed'.
Batting first, Baroda folded for a paltry total of 136. It was not the kind of performance any captain would hope from its team in a do-or-die game. Still Radha Yadav was the sole silver lining in a faltered batting show from Baroda. She scored valuable 43 runs and shared a significant partnership with Tarannum Pathan.
A total that was like a piece of cake to Karnataka witnessed a lot of ups and downs. Karnataka lost half of the team before touching the 50-run mark and was cruising to a definite defeat. At one end, Karnataka was battling hard to turn things around, whereas on the other, Radha & Co. were determined to make the task uphill.
In the end, the experience and maturity of Radha Yadav won the battle for Baroda. They bundled up the Karnataka women just 7 runs short of the target. Skipper Radha fetched some unbelievable numbers in her bowling, i.e. 10-5-20-4. She is currently among the top five wicket-takers of the league with 19 wickets in 8 games.
It will definitely take some time to sink in, but it was a memorable win by all means.
